Animation & Music – Georgia

How can two creative minds revive one of Pink Floyd’s most iconic albums?

Rati Dabrundashvili is a Georgian director who, together with artist Nastassja Nikitina, won first place in the animation competition to celebrate the 50^th anniversary of the release of Pink Floyd's iconic 1973 album, “The Dark Side of the Moon”.

Pink Floyd invited a new generation of animators to enter a competition to create music videos for any of the 10 songs on the album. Animators could enter up to 10 videos, one per song.

In this context, Dabrundashvili and Nikitina created and presented a new visual interpretation of “Brain Damage”, a song inspired by the band's former frontman Syd Barrett.

In a social media post, Nick Mason, the drummer of the band, announced the 10 winners of the competition, including the work of the two artists who took first place among over 900 entries. As Mason explained, “The films came from all over the world and covered almost every genre of animation”.

Watch Dabrundashvili’s award-winning video, as well as the other winning entries, and immerse yourself in the vibrant atmosphere of the album's universe.

BONUS!

For more on Rati Dabrundashvili and Nastassja Nikitina's inspiration and behind-the-scenes work, watch this video.

Bonus Trivia!

• Pink Floyd has a rich history of working with animators since the band's inception, and in some cases the visuals that accompany the songs have become synonymous with the music itself.
• The competition was curated by Aubrey Powell, the British graphic designer and founder of Hipgnosis, a company with a history of working with Pink Floyd on their album artwork and visuals.

Enjoy!

Sources:

• https://www.pinkfloyd.com/tdsotm50/competition/index.html 
• https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0SqtI95X6o1pEYrtge5IpmLnAR7Zp40B
•  https://agenda.ge/en/news/2024/38529#gsc.tab=0

Images taken from: https://www.pinkfloyd.com/tdsotm50/competition/index.html & https://agenda.ge/en/news/2024/38529#gsc.tab=0

Photograph No 1: Rati Dabrundashvili / Facebook

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